In the end, then, what is called for is nothing more, and nothing less, than what all the world's great religions demand - that we do unto others as we would have them do unto us. 'B. Obama'
Male
32 years old
Brooklyn/The Bay
United States Minor Outlying Islands
bob marley, nina simone, jimi hendrix, stevie wonder, the meters, billie holliday, donny hathaway, joni mitchell, james brown, tupac, wild tchapatoulas, mississippi john hurt, public enemy,miles davis, bjork, funkadelic, KRS 1, sam cooke, the coup, mingus, sarah vaughn, curtis mayfield, lila downs, beatles, al greene, anonimo consejo, E-40, ismael rivera, ray charles, jay-z, amadou et miriam, led zepplin, fela kuti, hector lavoe, biggie, lightnin hopkins, robert johnson, los lobos, reverend gary davis, bessie smith, wu-tang, santana, son house, citizen cope, oscar peterson, otis, ray brown, lauryn hill, skip james, nice n smooth, ella, black sabbath, manu chao, slick rick, stevie ray vaughn, miles davis, cannonball adderly, rokia traore, santana, rage againt the machine, bird, max roach, abbey lincoln, ali farka toure, hot tuna, majisterio, d'angelo, my 7 year old cousin quinn tassen, p.s.11q 2nd grade e.s.l., the roots, frank zappa, jaco, taj mahal, ben harper, audioslave, ojays, bob dylan, pharcyde, blackstar, bonnie raitt, the coup, supremes, peter tosh, zig, jimmy smith, rahzel, tower of power, los super 7, hamza el-din, raul midon, juan nelson, preston crump, deadweight, the police, primus, trulio disgracious, the sweet inspirations, not to mention my goddaughter luna, rasberries, wind, home cooked meals, spring, swimming in the ocean, redwood trees, things like that.
Movies
love em when they're funny and/or teach me stuff. go see al otro lado.
Television
is unplugged.
---"Happy as I ever been, lampin' in the Hamptons like 'what the fu*k is a hammock? The chef up in the kitchen like 'what the fu*c is a sammich? I'm like, 'we gotta find middle ground, we need balance" ---Lil Wayne
Books
a peoples history of the united states, bury my heart at wounded knee, the alchemist, jitterbug perfume, snow crash, open veins of latin america, peace is every step, imagine the angels of bread (and all of martin espada's words), easy rawlins entire series, deep blues, autobio of malcolm x, duende, the white boy shuffle, jesse b. semple stories, beneath the underdog, confessions of a record producer, i know why the caged bird sings, the color of water, wretched of the earth, love in the time of cholera, 48 laws of power (know your enemy), catch 22, motorcycle diaries, black elk speaks, nixon's piano, miles, black skin white masks, the colonizer and the colonized, things fall apart, cryptonomicon, boondocks anthology, where the wild things are, harlem remembers the bronx and everything livingroom johnston writes down, i put a spell on you, another country, zodiac: an eco thriller, en nueva york, sorrow of war, possessing the secret of joy, empire of the ants, calvin and hobbes, botany of desire, motherless brooklyn, my brother, please recommend your favorites
Heroes
refer to books and music, plus ghandi, harriet tubman, buddha, nat turner, tina turner, his holiness the dalai lama, mlk, richard pryor,bruce lee, charlie chaplin, my grandmother rita, there's many more...
About me: Bassist for work and play, live/studio/writing, many styles, teaching artist.
I grew up in the East Bay Area, Cali, moved to Brooklyn in June 2001. Currently I play bass/write music with Pistolera, Tarrah Reynolds, Bajah And The Dry Eye Crew, Blitz The Ambassador, Emil Mcgloin, Doo-Wop Moderno, the Rubi Theater Company, and do many other freelance gigs. I have recorded with these groups as well as with Pete Rock, Lord Jamar, Tony Touch, Rob Murat, Dan Zanes, and others.
I am the co-founder and band leader of "Big Luther" who has backed up acts such as Slick Rick, Mobb Deep, Aloe Blacc, Rhymefest, Little Brother and more.
I teach songwriting in N.Y.C. public schools and different branches of the Brooklyn public library system (see Songwriters For Schools on my top 8)
I had the honor of playing bass for Jay-Z and the Illadelphonics as part of the Hustla Symphony Orchestra at Radio City Music Hall, for the 10th anniversary of "Reasonable Doubt".
I have opened for acts such as: The Roots, Common, Wu-Tang, Carlos Santana, The Neville Brothers, Los Lobos, Ben Harper, Citizen Cope, Zap Mama, Spearhead, David Grisman, Hamza el Din, Hot Tuna, JJ Cale, Soul-Live, J-Live, and many more.
I work with the NYC Hip-Hop Theater Festival and International Hip-Hop Exchange (IHX) as sort of a resident bassist when acts come to town from all over the world needing bass (Benji Reid, Majisterio, Akil Ammar, Boca Floja, Doble Filo, Anonimo Consejo and more). I have performed in many of the 50 "United" states and in Mexico, Europe, Canada, and Tahiti.
Recently I have scored/composed music for films such as "P-Star Rising" "On The Outs" and "Hooked, the Legend of Hook Mitchell".
I was the musical director for a week long intensive workshop in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, with 25 teenagers from 10 countries putting together a musical theater performance for the Wijktheater International Community Based Theater Festival.
One time I won a raffle at the NYC Latin Funk Festival from a single entry and got two tickets to the Bahamas with hotel stay and food in the middle of winter.
Who I'd like to meet: positive critical thinkers, the future buddha, freedom fighters, stevie wonder, people who want to join forces and teach arts to kids,
Thanks for sharing the letter from Alice Walker to President Obama. I will continue to share it with others. Like Alice Walker and Barack Obama you also inspire.
Named after the late 1950s Mexican TV series starring Rafael Banquells and the unsurpassed master of seduction Mauricio Garcés, Gutierritos Pop Lounge is the perfect late evening hang-out for abogángsters, flaneurs, writers, and music nerds. With music by Selector Monobichi and visuals by Celeste, Gutierritos Pop Lounge mixes the best in Mexican and Latin American rock and psychodelia, space age pop, ye-ye, lounge, mambo and northern soul.
nice seeing u the other day dope group of ladies to work with. keep in touch ill be out there for sure this year. hermano hope u liked the cd hit me up anytime y say hi to mikey if u see him besos y paz andi
Hey B satz Please vote for us to play at the Langorado Music festival... we are one of the finalists and if all our friends vote...we can win the finals... Please vote before monday By going to Suenalo@Langorado.com click on News then click on Suenalo to cast your vote... Thank you so much!!!
BULLETS & LOVE MANNEQUIN SHOW Ana Bravo, Borish(TYS), Cece Carpio(TYS), Charm(TYS), Crystal Clarity, E. Soto, Jenny Crespo, Peter Yip(Dylated)
Opening Tuesday, February 12th 2008 7pm - 9:30pm FREE Bullets & Love T-shirt giveaway (while supplies last)
@ Fresthetic 560 grand st. btwn lorimer and union st. L/G train to lorimer/metropolitan, walk four blocks east to grand st. J /m train to Hewes, walk four blocks west to grand st.
AFTER PARTY AT 507 Right across the street at 507 Grand st. I/2 Price drinks so you can try your "shot" at Love with the Musical guidance of DJ LAYLO
